2 Samuel 12:14 (GNV)

Passage

Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shall surely die.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 12:12 For thou diddest it secretly: but I will doe this thing before all Israel, and before the sunne.

2 Samuel 12:13 Then Dauid sayde vnto Nathan, I haue sinned against the Lord. And Nathan sayde vnto Dauid, The Lord also hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die.

2 Samuel 12:14 Howbeit because by this deede thou hast caused the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the childe that is borne vnto thee shall surely die.

2 Samuel 12:15 So Nathan departed vnto his house: and the Lord stroke the childe that Vriahs wife bare vnto Dauid, and it was sicke.

2 Samuel 12:16 Dauid therefore besought God for the childe, and fasted and went in, and lay all night vpon the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "howbeit", "deede", "thou", "hast", "caused", "enemies", "lord", and "blaspheme". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "howbeit" and "deede", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Then Dauid sayde vnto Nathan I haue..." into verse 15's "So Nathan departed vnto his house and...", so "howbeit" and "deede" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "howbeit" and "deede" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.